Stress-Less Fundraising Podcast

Directors and Officers Liability Insurance provides financial protection for the directors and officers of your nonprofit-whether large or small. In this podcast, Jennifer Chenault and Carrie Hubbard from Lovitt & Touché provide super-important and interesting details about D & O insurance and how it impacts your organization. Directors and Officers insurance- super important and interesting! Starring Jennifer Chenault and Carrie Hubbard from Lovitt & Touché

Listen in on Episode 8 our Interview with Vu Le: Finding the Humor in A Challenging Sector The Patron Saint of nonprofits who says all the things many of us wish we could…  Angie & Deb talk with Vu about redefining board relationships, and how diversity isn’t a ‘One-and-Done’.   Find Vu here: http://nonprofitaf.com/    

In Episode 7, Deb and Angie sit down with Jonathan Rothschild, Mayor, City of Tucson discussing how public/private partnerships enrich our communities. Nonprofits have an obligation to speak with their elected officials. Not only for funding purposes, but also to inform our officials on our work.  We are the experts on homelessness, hunger, aging population, etc.  Become a valuable resource for your elected! tucsonaz.gov bolderadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/worry_free_lobbying.pdf urban.org/urban-wire/nonprofits-and-governments-mutually-dependent-relationship

Maribel discusses the impact of Arts and Culture in our communities and diversity as it relates to every aspect of our lives…not only arts.  As a folklorist and Director of one of the largest Folklife Festivals in the country, her pertinent observations are incredibly applicable to all nonprofit organizations. Show Notes: Creative Exchange Powered By Springboard For The Arts KXCI, Sterotype by Marible Alvarez Flour Mills & Social Memory in Sonora The Politics of Sociability, Tucson Meet Yourself offers us a celebratory experiment in beauty and diversity 

Not only can nonprofit organizations lobby, but they are obligated to further their mission by advocating! Learn from Kelly Griffith who has made a successful career in lobbying for nonprofits and issues that make our communities better! Show Notes: Alliance For Justice: www.afj.org Email Kelly Griffith at: kelly@economicintegrity.org Center for Economic Integrity: www.economicintegrity.org

Maximizing Board Engagement- visit with Dawne Bell, CEO of the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona, and learn her secrets for motivating inspiring and managing boards of directors. A highly functioning board, with supportive members, who fundraise happily and govern effectively… Is it possible??? Why, yes it is! Show Notes: Women’s Foundation of Southern arizona www.womengiving.org Firing Lousy Board Members By: Simone Joyaux http://www.simonejoyaux.com/author/firing-lousy-board-members/ The Ultimate Board Members Book By: Kay Sprinkel Grace https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Board-Members-Book-Responsibilites/dp/1889102180

Continuing our conversation with Curtis McCrary, Executive Director of the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, AZ, including more on the challenges and wins running a nonprofit theater, and a winding tale of his winding trail, and big accomplishment, in the Tour de Tucson! An ‘out-of-the-box’ historic theatre, hosting artists from Shonen Knife to Bo Diddley, finally takes advantage of its nonprofit status, and builds a solid board and launches a fundraising program. Follow the discussion, and lessons learned, from the baptism-by-fire Executive Director Curtis McCrary, as he chats with Deb & Angie about his path to nonprofit success, including: growing a board from five white, male, middle-aged, downtown attorneys to a geographically, age, gender, and skill-set diverse, highly engaged group; how politics can impact your fundraising; hiring their first professional fundraiser; founder’s syndrome; executing a feasibility study; launching a capital campaign; racing in the Tour de Tucson, and much, much more!   

Part one of our two part interview wiht Curtis McCrary, Executive Director, Rialto Theatre Rialto Theatre is an ‘out-of-the-box’ historic theatre, hosting artists from Shonen Knife to Bo Diddley, finally takes advantage of its nonprofit status, and builds a solid board and launches a fundraising program. Follow the discussion, and lessons learned, from the baptism-by-fire Executive Director Curtis McCrary, as he chats with Deb and Angie about his path to nonprofit success, including: growing a board from five white, male, middle-aged, downtown attorneys to a geographically, age, gender, and skill-set diverse, highly engaged group; how politics can impact your fundraising; hiring their first professional fundraiser; founder’s syndrome; executing a feasibility study; launching a capital campaign; racing in the Tour de Tucson, and much, much more!    Show notes: Interviewee: Curtis McCrary, Executive Director, Rialto Theatre http://www.rialtotheatre.com/

Join Angie and Deb as they discuss the “D” word with Maura Grogan, Fund Director at the Nonprofit Loan Fund. Debt means a million things to a million different people. Maura chats with us about how boards and organizations are debt adverse when in fact they would be well-served by a loan.  Learn how to access these very helpful loans and that you may be surprised to see who qualifies and what they are looking for when lending. The Nonprofit Loan Fund of Tucson and Southern Arizona (NPLF) strengthens the financial capacity of nonprofits by providing loan financing and financial education for nonprofits operating within the Southern Arizona community. NPLF bridges cash flow gaps and supports program expansion while agencies await pledge payments, grants, membership fees, etc. Show notes: Interviewee Maura Grogan, Loan Fund Director, Nonprofit Loan Fund http://nonprofit-loans.org

Angie Smith & Deb Dale, CFRE, are fundraising consultants who’ve worn all the hats: development director, executive director, event volunteer, board member… and now, having worked with hundreds of nonprofits and funding organizations, they’ve seen it all! Learn why they want to share some of their stories ‘from the trenches’ with other industry professionals and volunteers ~ like you! Meet other folks who’ve been there, too ~ as fundraisers, funders, volunteers, and civic leaders ~ and learn from their perspectives, while having some fun.